Dozens of Qaddafi loyalists executed after capture last year, claims Human Rights Watch
Oct 17 George Grant

Dozens of Qaddafi loyalists executed after capture last year, claims Human Rights Watch

Tripoli, 17 October:New evidence collected by Human Rights Watch implicates Misrata-based militias in the apparent execution of dozens of detainees fo...

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New allegations surface of US torture of Libyans and collaboration with Qaddafi regime
Sep 6 George Grant

New allegations surface of US torture of Libyans and collaboration with Qaddafi regime

By Al Russell and George Grant.The report uncovers new allegations of collaboration between the Qaddafi regime and Western governments. (Photo: Human...

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HRW adds voice to condemnation of Sufi shrine attacks
Sep 1 George Grant

HRW adds voice to condemnation of Sufi shrine attacks

Sufi shrines in Tripoli, Misrata and Zliten have all been targeted.Tripoli, 1 September:The campaigning NGO Human Rights Watch has added its voice to...

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Jul 14 George Grant

Five thousand still in militia-controlled detention centres as deadline for handover passes

Tripoli, 14 July:An estimated 5,000 people are still being held in militia-run detention facilities, two days after the deadline to hand them over to...

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May 16 George Grant

Russia renews call for investigation into NATO's Libya mission

Tripoli, 16 May:Russia has renewed its call for a joint UN-NATO inquiry into violations of human rights and civilian deaths in Libya.The call, made by...

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Libyan ambassador torture death
Feb 3 Nigel Ash

Libyan ambassador torture death

Interior ministry police are reportedly holding a suspect who has confessed to torturing to death a former Libyan ambassador to France.The diplomat Dr...

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